Banjo



(No Mel) s. s. STEWART.

BANJO.

No. 355,896. Patented Jan. 11, 1887.

WITNESSES:

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banjo embodying my invention.

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SAMUEL S'WAIM STEWART, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BANJO.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 355,896, dated January11, EL887.

Application filed August 26, 1886. Serial 1\ o. 11,904. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL SWAIM STEW- ART, acitizen of the UnitedStates, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Banjos,which improvement is fully set forth in the iollowingspe'cification andaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a view of the backof a Fig. 2 represents a partial side elevation and partial verticalsection thereof.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the twofigures.

My invention consists of a banjo having means for bracing the neckthereot'and adjusting the pitch of the same.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a banjo, which, in generalrespects, is of wellknown construction.

B represents a bar or brace, which is formed Ofmetal or other suitablematerial and rigidly secured at one end to the back of the heel of theneck 0 of the banjo, and adj ustably conbanjo opposite to the neck, theconnection of the bar with the rim being accomplished by means of ascrew, E, which is freely passed through the rim, or swiveled thereto,and fitted in a threaded opening in the adjacent end of the bar.

It will be seen that by turning the screw E the bar is caused to impartmore or less strain on the heel end of the'neck, so that the pitch ofthe neck may be changed or adjusted relatively to the extent that isdesired to set out the strings, the fret or finger-board, or the neckitself, the latter turning on the rim as a fnl I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A banjo having a metallic brace rigidly secured to the neck of theinstrument and adjustably connected with the rim by a screw swiveled insaid rim, all substantially asdescribed.

2. A banjo having a metallic bracesecured to the neck of'the instrument,on the back of the heel thereof, and connected with the rim by a screwswiveled in said rim, all substantially as and for the purpose set,forth.

3. In a banjo, the neck A, in combination with metallic brace B, rigidlysecured thereto outside of the rim, the rim D, and screw E, the latterbeing swiveled in the rim and working in the end of said brace B, allsubstantially as described.

4-. A banjo having its neck 0 connected with the rim D by the screw E,which permits said neck to turn on the rim as a fulcrum, and the brace13, which is adjustably connected with said rim and secured to the backof the heel of said neck, substantially as described.

, S. S. STEWVART.

WVitnesses:

J OHN A. WIEDERsnEIM, A. 1?. GRANT.

